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Claremont vs Enosburgh vs Ascutney
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Claremont has the most renters (42.8% rent).
Enosburgh has the most kids (21% under 18).
Ascutney has the most people working from home (17.5%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Claremont | Enosburgh | Ascutney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,078Highest |
2,804 |
381Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.6±3.5 10% above U.S. |
40.6±3.9Lowest 4% above U.S. |
64.4±7.3Highest 66% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±2.8 U.S.: 22% |
21%±4.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
10.2%±10.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Enosburgh and Claremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.8%±3.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
44.9%±15Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
20.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
38.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Enosburgh and Claremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,096±$8k 27% below U.S. |
$63,828±$17kHighest 21% below U.S. |
$53,269±$46kLowest 34% below U.S. |
| Enosburgh and Claremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $204,600±$17kLowest 39% below U.S. |
$223,100±$39kHighest 33% below U.S. |
$218,800±$91k 34% below U.S. |
| Enosburgh and Ascutney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,146±$83Highest 19% below U.S. |
$852±$87Lowest 40% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,774Highest 85% above U.S. |
$3,624 16% above U.S. |
$3,429Lowest 10% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.6%±12.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.9%±11.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
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| Claremont and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
13.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
0.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
75.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
100%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 23 yrs older than U.S. |
1972 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 8% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 21% above U.S. |
16 minLowest 40% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.6%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.1%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.5%±24.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ascutney and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #103 of 120 in NH | #26 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Claremont School District | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | — |
| High school in town | Stevens High School | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7Highest |
10.4Lowest |
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U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.